Frantic owner says on radio he is 'pissed' that veteran point guard left the way he did.“It hurt my feelings, period, because I felt that we had developed a relationship, and I thought that he was committed to the organization," Cuban said.
They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and that apparently includes grudges after Mark Cuban went on the radio in Dallas and whined about Jason Kidd’s decision to leave Big D for the Big Apple.
In an interview with 103.3 FM in Dallas on Tuesday, the Mavericks owner said that he was “pissed” about the way the Kidd-to-the-Knicks signing came together.
“I was more than upset. I thought he was coming (back). I was pissed,” Cuban told the Ben & Skin show. “J-Kidd is a big boy — he can do whatever he wants. But you don’t change your mind like that. That was . . . yeah, I’m sure I’ll get over it at some point, but as of now, I wouldn’t put J-Kidd’s number in the rafters.”
The 39-year-old point guard, who won a championship with the Mavs in 2011, signed a three-year, $9 million deal with the Knicks this offseason. Cuban was up in arms because Kidd was reportedly prepared to sign a similar deal with the Mavericks, only to sign with the Knicks the next morning.
“It hurt my feelings, period, because I felt that we had developed a relationship, and I thought that he was committed to the organization,” Cuban said. “It sure seemed that he was. I mean, J-Kidd was active in going out there and talking to Deron Williams the whole time. I guess it was more shocking and surprising than anything else.”
Kidd was drafted by the Mavericks — before Cuban owned the team — and has spent parts of eight of his 18 NBA seasons, including the last four and a half, in Dallas.
Cuban was far less harsh in assessing his team’s failed pursuit of Williams, who after being wooed by both the Mavericks and Nets opted to re-sign with Brooklyn as the face of the franchise. He also got an extra $25 million to stay with the Nets, a product of the NBA’s free agency structure that Cuban appeared more upset over.
“The conversation we had going back and forth — and obviously the decision was to go for him — but the conversation was, ‘OK, once you add $17.1 million in salary to what we’d have with Dirk (Nowitzki) and (Shawn Marion), then what do you do?’ That’s your squad,” he said.
To fill the void at point guard, the Mavericks traded for the Pacers’ Darren Collison.
“I think we're in better position now than we would have been if we had gotten (Williams),” Cuban said.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...ign-ny-knicks-article-1.1141618#ixzz24HkYx2Ni
They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and that apparently includes grudges after Mark Cuban went on the radio in Dallas and whined about Jason Kidd’s decision to leave Big D for the Big Apple.
In an interview with 103.3 FM in Dallas on Tuesday, the Mavericks owner said that he was “pissed” about the way the Kidd-to-the-Knicks signing came together.
“I was more than upset. I thought he was coming (back). I was pissed,” Cuban told the Ben & Skin show. “J-Kidd is a big boy — he can do whatever he wants. But you don’t change your mind like that. That was . . . yeah, I’m sure I’ll get over it at some point, but as of now, I wouldn’t put J-Kidd’s number in the rafters.”
The 39-year-old point guard, who won a championship with the Mavs in 2011, signed a three-year, $9 million deal with the Knicks this offseason. Cuban was up in arms because Kidd was reportedly prepared to sign a similar deal with the Mavericks, only to sign with the Knicks the next morning.
“It hurt my feelings, period, because I felt that we had developed a relationship, and I thought that he was committed to the organization,” Cuban said. “It sure seemed that he was. I mean, J-Kidd was active in going out there and talking to Deron Williams the whole time. I guess it was more shocking and surprising than anything else.”
Kidd was drafted by the Mavericks — before Cuban owned the team — and has spent parts of eight of his 18 NBA seasons, including the last four and a half, in Dallas.
Cuban was far less harsh in assessing his team’s failed pursuit of Williams, who after being wooed by both the Mavericks and Nets opted to re-sign with Brooklyn as the face of the franchise. He also got an extra $25 million to stay with the Nets, a product of the NBA’s free agency structure that Cuban appeared more upset over.
“The conversation we had going back and forth — and obviously the decision was to go for him — but the conversation was, ‘OK, once you add $17.1 million in salary to what we’d have with Dirk (Nowitzki) and (Shawn Marion), then what do you do?’ That’s your squad,” he said.
To fill the void at point guard, the Mavericks traded for the Pacers’ Darren Collison.
“I think we're in better position now than we would have been if we had gotten (Williams),” Cuban said.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...ign-ny-knicks-article-1.1141618#ixzz24HkYx2Ni
